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Telefono : Suena for More Than Just Calls in POC Communities
9:09 am By Maegan La Mala · Internet|social networking|Tech|Twitter · 3 Comments
14 Jul 2010Last week a report released from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Center revealed that it was African-American and Latino communities were using their cell phones for more than just calling.
Not only are our communities more likely than whites to have cell phones but we are also more likely than whites to use it to access the internet. From the official summary of the report:
African-Americans and Latinos continue to outpace whites in their use of data applications on handheld devices.
Continuing a trend we first identified in 2009, minority Americans lead the way when it comes to mobile access—especially mobile access using handheld devices. Nearly two-thirds of African-Americans (64%) and Latinos (63%) are wireless internet users, and minority Americans are significantly more likely to own a cell phone than their white counterparts (87% of blacks and Hispanics own a cell phone, compared with 80% of whites). Additionally, black and Latino cell phone owners take advantage of a much wider array of their phones’ data functions compared to white cell phone owners. It is important to note that our data for Hispanics represents English-speaking Hispanics only, as our survey did not provide a Spanish-language option.
Charges Against Twitter User in Guatemala Dropped
7:35 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Guatemala|Twitter · Comments Off
9 Jul 2009
Nearly two months age we wrote about the “tweet heard ’round Guatemala” and how that tweet landed Jeanfer, also known as Jean Anleu, in jail facing charges of inciting financial panic. Well it looks like he’s a free man and that all charges have been dropped.
Via / Boing Boing
Surreal Sports News: U.S. Soccer Crushes Spain, the World’s Greatest Team
5:14 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bizarro|Spain|Sports|Twitter · 4 Comments
24 Jun 2009I’m not a huge sports fan, but I can get into futbol. One thing I always get from my soccer fan friends from Latin America and Spain is what a joke the U.S. team is. But what you expect from a country who thinks soccer is for sissies and only knows David Beckham for his modeling gigs. Sheesh.
So what was my surprise when I saw that the number one trending topic on Twitter was the word “Spain” and found that the world was tweeting this astonishing outcome in the FIFA Confederations Cup semifinals today: the U.S. mopped up the floor with Spain in a 2-0 win. For those of you who don’t know, Spain is the number one team in the world, and boasts some of the sport’s most talented athletes.
Spain went into this game with the confidence of the jock who always clobbers the wimpy kid and got clobbered themselves. But this isn’t just shocking to me; this is world soccer history: the U.S. today became the first team to beat Spain since 2006 and some experts are calling the victory the best performance since they defeated England 1-0 in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.
Might this help get some momentum moving in making soccer a more popular sport in the U.S.? I doubt it. I mean, how many of you had ever heard of the Confederations Cup before this? How many even care to know what it is? Yeah, I thought so. But it would be nice though!
In the end, Spain loses more than just a game (and their chance at the finals for this tournament): they lose face. As you might expect, Spain is devastated and fans are blaming the loss on the cockiness and overconfidence of their (nearly) invincible team.
Via / Twitter
Fuerte Pushback Against Sotomayor Hate
9:16 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Arts|Blogs|Controversia|Internet|Linking Latinos|Media|media justice|Politics|social networking|Twitter|Women · 1 Comment
7 Jun 2009
Don’t let the last post fool you. The pushback against the anti-Sotomayor messages and anti-Latino messages in general are coming strong from organizations in the form of websites, videos and kick ass images.
Take for example the art coming from Presente.org, seen here. Presente! also has a petition at their site urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to Confirm Judge Sotomayor.
Speaking of petitions, The National Council of la Raza, has set up a site along with a petition directed at Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele, House Minority Leader John Boehner, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, to stop the racist/sexist speech against Sotomayor and Latinos overall.
The Pope Wants to be Your Facebook Friend
4:28 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Internet|Religion|social networking|Twitter|Uncategorized · 1 Comment
25 May 2009
You might think the Vatican would be busy lately, what with all the denouncing of sex crimes against children in Ireland they should be doing. But they don’t appear to be too busy to waste all of our time on dumb shit. One example is pope2you.net, a lame attempt to get younger people into the Pope’s fold.
You won’t get an email saying Pope Benedict added you as a friend and you can’t “poke” him or write on his wall, but the Vatican is still keen to use the networking site Facebook to woo young people back to church.A new Vatican website, www.pope2you.net, has gone live, offering an application called “The pope meets you on Facebook,” and another allowing the faithful to see the Pope’s speeches and messages on their iPhones or iPods.
I can’t poke the Pope? How lame is that? How about kicking him in the shin with my pointy boots for what he said about condoms spreading AIDS? Joking aside, if the Vatican wants to appeal to “young believers”, why not learn how the technology works and really use it to its full potential? A favorite blog of mine, ReadWriteWeb, reports that they’ve tried out the app and its pretty much snoozeville:
The Facebook app, which is currently loading very slowly, is also not exactly the most groundbreaking app either. Facebook users will be able to send and receive 20 different virtual postcards of the Pope, with texts available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (with Latin being conspicuously absent here). According to the app’s description, installing it will allow you to “Spread friendship with the Pope and become a witness of Christ in the world through the web.”
Sounds exhilarating.
What’s next? The Pope on Twitter?
Via /WashPo and ReadWriteWeb
Guatemala : Accusing a President of Murder and Arresting Twitter Users
7:09 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Guatemala|Internet|Twitter · 4 Comments
15 May 2009The situation in Guatemala is getting heavier by the moment with reports of arrests of street vendors and at least one twitter user A little background. Attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg was killed and a video released posthumously points the finger at President Alvaro Colom.
The video’s release has led to widespread protest, calling for President Colom to step down and face justice. The twittersphere in the Central American country also responded. Twitter user “Jeanfer” was arrested for suggesting in a tweet that people who had money deposited in Banrural should remove those funds, and by doing so, break the control that “corrupt people” have over the state-controlled financial institution. The murdered attorney, who was shot to death this past weekend, represented a finance expert, Khalil Musa, who was said to have refused to participate in corrupt transactions involving Banrural.
Angie Zapata and Social Media
11:33 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · crime|GLBT|Internet|Justice|social networking|society|Twitter · 2 Comments
10 Apr 2009Angie Zapata was a transgender woman who was brutally murdered in Colorado last year. Next week, her killer goes to trial, and an online campaign by ProgressNow Colorado is encouraging us to remember Angie’s life and death at this difficult time.
Light a Candle for Angie is a Facebook application designed to draw attention to the issue of hate crimes. If you are a Facebook member, why not join the iniative?
If you are a Twitter member, you can follow all of the activities around the online campaign by adding Justice for Angie, or searching #zapata for other online conversations around anti-hate activism in Angie’s name.
It’s refreshing to once again see social media sites being used for something more than just entertainment. These applications’ ability to bring people together also have great potential to harness the power of many to bring much needed attention to serious social issues such as hate crimes, which I hope will eventually bring about policy change.
Via / AngieZapata.com
W.W.J.T? What Would Jesus Tweet?
10:54 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Internet|Religion|social networking|Tech|Twitter · Comments Off
10 Apr 2009
I’ll be walking the Stations of the Cross in my hood later today pero turns out I can keep my ass in front of the computer and remember the Passion of the Christ.
In a marriage of Christian tradition and digital technology, Wall Street’s Trinity Church is using the micro-blogging service Twitter to perform the story of Jesus Christ.
The main characters will tweet the Passion play for three hours beginning at noon on Good Friday. The feed also can be delivered to mobile devices or e-mail addresses.
The lower Manhattan Episcopal parish also is offering a Web version of the Stations of the Cross.
So is this sacrilege or is it keeping up with the times?
Via / ABC
Morning Bizarro: Billy Bob Thornton Goes Off (or IS off)
11:43 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bizarro|Celebrities|Internet|Music|Twitter · Comments Off
9 Apr 2009The Twitter is buzzing this morning over a video of actor Billy Bob Thornton being interviewed about his musical career. Sounds pretty normal up until there, but the video is worth far more than any description I might be able to provide. Check it out (warning, this is extremely painful to watch):
My gut says this is a prank. Your thoughts? Is this just another Joaquin Phoenix-esque publicity stunt or is Billy Bob off his rocker?
Via / QTV on YouTube
Tweeting, Twitting and Twatting
9:07 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Funny|social networking|Twitter · 1 Comment
26 Mar 2009The recent deaths of two family members, explaining twitter to twitless amigos, and a sort of twitter break up have revealed to me the pros and cons of the twitter and how it changes communication.
So yeah this toon made me laugh and reflect. Pero you should all still totally follow us.
Via / Culture Kitchen
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